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Meaning of kumst | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An opaque dull yellow-green variety of amber

uncountable

Examples

“Yellow and brownish-yellow bastard amber is described as kumst-coloured, from the East Prussian name "Kumst" for cabbage”
“Baltic carving constructed of "fatty turbid" amber was Kumst, which in German means cabbage or sauerkraut. The Polish amber industry today uses the term cabbage-leaf”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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